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Komatsushima
Tokushimacity
Komatsushima
Total population
36,149
Founded
1951
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Komatsushima is a city located in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2022, the city had an estimated population of 36,128 in 17181 households and a population density of 800 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 45.37 square kilometres (17.52 sq mi).
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History
As with all of Tokushima Prefecture, the area of Komatsushima was part of ancient Awa Province. During the Genpei War, it was the location where Minamoto no Yoshiatsu landed in Shikoku in his campaign against the Heike clan at the Battle of Yashima. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Tokushima Domain ruled by the Hachisuka clan from their seat at Tokushima Castle. Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Komatsushima was established within Katsuura District, Tokushima with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on November 1, 1908. In April 1951, Komatsushima annexed the neighboring town of Tatsue. Komatsushima was raised to city status on June 1, 1951. The neighboring town of Sakano was annexed on September 30, 1956.
Geography
Komatsushima is located in eastern Tokushima Prefecture, south of Tokushima city, facing the Kii Channel. The city is built on the delta of the Katsuura River and is surrounded by mountains on its landward sides. Tokushima Prefecture * Awa * Katsuura * Tokushima Komatsushima has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Komatsushima is 16.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2128 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 7.0 °C.
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Official Identifiers
e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan
- JIS code
- 362034
- Population (Wikidata)
- 36,123
- Wikidata
- Q823493
JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
- • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429